Saint Tail (怪盗セイント・テール Kaito Saint Tail) is an anime television series produced by TMS-Kyokuichi, based on the manga of the same name by Megumi Tachikawa. The series originally aired on ABC, TV Asahi and other ANN affiliates in Japan between October 12, 1995 and September 12, 1996, consisting of 43 episodes. The series was released in North America on DVD and VHS by Tokyopop between August 28, 2001 and November 12, 2002.
Dubbing History[]
The show's first English dub was produced by Philippine broadcaster Radio Philippines Network under license from TMS-K, titled under its international name, Sweet Tales of St. Tail and aired on RPN-9 in the Philippines from 1997 to 1998 during Friday nights. The dub was recorded at Telesuccess Productions in San Juan, Metro Manila. As of this moment, a TV spot and most of the cast list have been found. [1]
In 2001, Tokyopop began licensing the show from TMS and began releasing the show on DVD and VHS in North America that same year, under the title Saint Tail. Tokyopop's dub was produced by Studiopolis. However, only 15 episodes were produced and dubbed, leaving the rest of the show subtitled as Tokyopop's dub was cancelled for unknown reasons.
Cast[]
Telesuccess[]
| Image | Character | Dub name | Seiyū | Dub Actor | |||
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Meimi Haneoka / Saint Tail | Tomo Sakurai | Charmaine Cordoviz | ||||
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Ruby | Satomi Kōrogi | |||||
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Ryoko | ||||||
| Kyoko | Junko Iwao | Rachel Sagrado | |||||
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Seira Mimori | Kikuko Inoue | |||||
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Asuka Jr. | Kōsuke Okano | Miguel Villaroman (eps. 1-2) Erie Resurreccion (eps. 3-43) | ||||
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Tomoki Asuka | Daddy Asuka | Akio Ōtsuka | John Hernandez | |||
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Eimi Haneoka | Chieko Enomoto | Lyrah Padilla | ||||
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Rina Takamiya | Yuko Nagashima | |||||
Studiopolis[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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Meimi Haneoka / Saint Tail | Tomo Sakurai | Mela Lee |
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Seira Mimori | Kikuko Inoue | Anjuli Cain |
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Daiki Asuka Jr. | Kōsuke Okano | Joshua Seth |
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Rina Takamiya | Yuko Nagashima | Brianne Siddall |
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Detective Keiji Asuka | Akio Ōtsuka | Richard Cansino |
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Gen'ichiro Haneoka | Kazuhiko Inoue | Steve Blum |
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Eimi Haneoka | Chieko Enomoto | Melora Harte |
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Makoto Sawatari | Toshiyuki Morikawa | Jason Spisak |
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Ruby | Satomi Kōrogi | Brianne Siddall |
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Ryoko | Michelle Ruff | |
| Kyoko | Junko Iwao | Mona Marshall | |
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Sister | Tamiyo Nonaka | |
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Daiki's Friends | ¿? | Derek Stephen Prince |
| ¿? | Bryce Papenbrook |
Episodic Characters[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode |
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| Art Collector | ¿? | Steve Kramer | 1 |
| Mr. Kaido | Issei Futamata | Michael McConnohie | |
| Henchman | ¿? | Lex Lang | |
| Saori | ¿? | Rebecca Forstadt | |
| Mayor | Hidetoshi Nakamura | Mike Reynolds | 1, 7 |
| Potato Man | ¿? | Kirk Thornton | 2 |
| Egami | Toshihiko Kojima | Patrick Dollaghan | |
| Butler | Chafurin | Mike Reynolds | |
| Hayase | ¿? | Lex Lang | 3 |
| Kamimura | ¿? | Peter Doyle | |
| Pet Shop Owner | ¿? | Kirk Thornton | |
| Sayaka Shinomiya | Kae Araki | Julie Maddalena | 4 |
| Sayaka's Mother | Satoko Kitō | Sandra Holt | |
| Sayaka's Father | Kenichi Ono | Dave Mallow | |
| Dai | Takehito Koyasu | Stephen Apostolina | 5 |
| Shou | Yasuhiro Takato | Kirk Baily | |
| Toshio | ¿? | Derek Stephen Prince | 7 |
| Mizutani | ¿? | Paul St. Peter | |
| Baseball Commentator | ¿? | Steve Kramer | 8 |
| Oikawa | Tomoyuki Dan | Eddie Frierson | |
| Mari | Nina Kumagaya | Rebecca Forstadt | |
| Miki Kōno | Chie Sasaki | Sandy Fox | 9 |
| Mami Suzushiro | Mari Maruta | Luisa Leschin | |
| Mayu | Hiromi Nakamura | Rebecca Forstadt | 12 |
| Gota | ¿? | Brianne Siddall | |
| Tatsuo Ninomiya | Chiaki Morita | Blayn Barbosa | 14 |
| Tatsuo's Mother | Ai Satō | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | |
| John | Ryōtarō Okiayu | David Millbern | |
| Minako | Keiko Onodera | Marbry Steward |
Additional Voices[]
- Dino Andrade
- Kirk Baily
- Emilie Brown
- Christopher Carroll
- Peter Doyle
- Dorothy Elias-Fahn
- Rebecca Forstadt
- Sandy Fox
- Eddie Frierson
- Steve Kramer
- Marcella Lentz-Pope
- Dave Mallow
- David Millbern
- Bob Papenbrook
- Debbie Rothstein
- Michelle Ruff
- Wayne Scherzer
- Jason Spisak
- Marbry Steward
Notes[]
- While Tokyopop would release the whole series on DVD in North America, only the first 4 volumes, consisting of the first 15 episodes were dubbed before the dub was dropped for unknown reasons. Tokyopop would release the rest of the series subtitled only, this would receive some criticism from parents, as their young children could no longer follow the stories.
- However, the Telesuccess/RPN dub covered the entire show.
- This was Mela Lee's only anime dub not recorded at Bang Zoom! Entertainment until Cannon Busters and so far her only Studiopolis role.
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 1997-1998 | RPN-9 | The Philippines | 
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Dub | Content | Region | Country | |
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| Tokyopop | 2001-2002 | 
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Studiopolis | Episodes 1-15 | 1 NTSC |
United States | 
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| 4 Volumes | |||||||
| Discotek Media | 2023 | 
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The Complete Series* | A DVB-T | |||
| 4 Discs | |||||||
*Includes the undubbed episodes with subtitles.
References[]
External Links[]
- Saint Tail at the Internet Movie Database
- Saint Tail (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia